Chapter 288 A Normal Cat
The sound of Luvia's footsteps gradually faded away, but Xia De, who was sitting in the room, did not bring the teacup, but looked down at the orange cat.
He hadn't forgotten that the night before yesterday, the cat absorbed some divine power and turned back into a cat without breaking the spell by itself. Luvia said that the cat was fine, and Xia De also thought that he might have unknowingly dispelled the cat's thaumaturgy in a coma, but he was always cautious.
"Meow~"
Seeing that Xia De didn't move, the lying cat looked up at him.
Shad was pretty sure the cat he adopted was a normal cat, at least for the past few days. What he was worried about now was not that the cat would break the spell on itself, but that after absorbing a little power of divinity, the cat would become extraordinary.
Although there are no such examples in modern times, in ancient myths and legends, there are often stories of mortal beings receiving the power of gods to change their own existence.
Even if that's just a story, it's not without references. Apart from breaking the curse and turning back into a cat, Mia has not shown any other special points so far. Even if Xia De touched it directly, the woman in his heart would not be able to perceive the strangeness of this cat.
"If you are willing to talk to me, I will take you to eat something good at noon today."
He suddenly whispered to the cat.
"Meow?"
The cat that had stood up let out a cry for no apparent reason, then rubbed its furry face with its right front paw, showing no intention of speaking humanly at all.
So Xia De was relieved, although it was a bit suspicious to change from a puppet to a cat. But overall, this is still an ordinary domestic kitten.
"Meow~"
Mia screamed, as if urging Xia De to arrange lunch as soon as possible. Xia De thought, maybe, he could spend money from Ms. Mia Gold to really "take the cat as his own".
He swore that the idea hadn't been planned for a long time, but just appeared.
[Possessing someone else's pet is not a just act. 】
The woman's voice smiled in his ear, and Xia De also stood up:
"I didn't say that I must be a good person. And I didn't say that I don't spend money. Let's talk about it next time Miss Gold sends a letter. She said that she will send a letter once a month. Next time I may be able to Listen to what she has to say."
Xia De did not leave the Prophet Association immediately, but went back to the reception on the first floor and asked the receptionist if Mr. Cyndia Mark, the vice president of the association, was there.
After waiting for a few minutes, I saw Mr. Mark walking down the stairs, very enthusiastic about Shad:
"Oh, Mr. Hamilton, long time no see. Are you interested in the divination activity I mentioned last time? Or you want to inquire about the Rhodes Card Tournament. In fact, before the 'Big City Player', there were still many amateur players in the Tobesk area The Rhodes card competition. Recently, the news of [Founding Silver Moon] has spread, but many people mentioned to me that they want to invite the owner of that card to play cards."
He shook hands with Xia De very warmly. Xia De looked around and said in a low voice while walking up the stairs with Mr. Mark:
"You help the handrail of the stairs first, and I'll talk later."
"What?"
Although he didn't know why, the middle-aged man still smiled and followed suit:
"Look, I've fixed it. What's the exciting news?"
"I want to identify a Rhodes card, a very old Rhodes card."
Xia De said, the middle-aged man raised his eyebrows:
"No problem, can I take a look at which one it is first?"
Seeing that there was no one up and down the stairs, Xia De covered it with his coat, took out the cards and handed them to him.
The middle-aged man was amused by Xia De's actions, but he still kept one hand on the handrail of the stairs, smiled and looked down:
"It's not that I'm not humble, but I can bet that I know any special Rhodes cards that are publicly released."
"You definitely know this one, because..."
"Oh my God!"
The middle-aged man gasped for air while holding the stairs, Xia De saw the astonishment on his face, which was similar to what Xia De expected.
The stranger said rather melancholy:
"You definitely know this one, because the [Founding·Balance] card is hung on the first floor of the association. How long will it take for this appraisal? I have work to do this afternoon."
Mr. Mark didn't respond. He stared blankly at the cards in his hand, and asked after a long time:
"Sorry, what did you say?"
"I said, I like Rhodes very much."
Shad joked with the cat in his arms.
In fact, he knew very well that this card was absolutely true.
After leaving the Society of Prophets, the next stop was to find Priest Augustus.
Next week is the fourth week of this month, which means not only the exam week, but also the coming of Holy Prayer. In addition, the Church of Dawn still has to deal with the follow-up of the God Descending incident, even if the doctor has time to hold a study meeting this week, the priest would not have time to attend.
They met at the door of the Dawn Church. Priest Augustus looked a lot haggard, but he was still so energetic:
"Good afternoon, Shad. I am relieved to see that you are all right. What happened on Thursday night was really terrible. I want to send a letter to ask if you are safe, but I am worried that Ridwich Field will check the recent city. Letters. God bless all!"
The old priest carefully drew the holy emblem on his chest as if praying. He was a very kind person. Xia De thought for a while, reached into his pocket, grabbed a note of around 10 pounds and stuffed it to the priest:
"Donate this to the church for me. It's my donation for Holy Prayer. If you have any holiday souvenirs, don't forget to leave a copy for me. I plan to put it at home."
When throwing money from the window in the morning, Xia De certainly wouldn't be so stupid as not to leave a copy for himself and the doctor. They got 50 pounds each, and Xia De felt that after what happened on Thursday, he might need some luck recently, so he thought of making a donation on the spur of the moment.
"No problem, I will keep a copy for you if you have any souvenirs. However, Bishop Owen seems to want you to participate in the activities as a representative of believers on Holy Prayer Day. Are you interested?"
The priest asked while counting the handful of money Shadsey had brought over.
Xia De thought for a while:
"Let me know when you have a specific time, I will definitely come when I have time, priest"
"What's wrong? What do you want to ask?"
the old man asked curiously.
"About God on Thursday."
"You can't say it, you can't say it."
The priest quickly shook his head:
"That's not something that mortals should know, so don't ask too much. Fortunately, none of us were involved. I thought that Bill's bad luck would definitely have something to do with it. Fortunately, he was only involved with cultists. They were acquainted with the descendant body they had chosen, rather than being invited directly to that party."
"Um"
Xia De thought for a moment, and realized that the cat's tail was touching his chin. When reaching out to touch the cat on his shoulder, he still decided not to refute Priest Augustus' thoughts.
"Also, did things go well this morning? I've heard that the chief of police at Ridwich Field was shot dead in a lover's house."
The old priest inquired again.
"Of course it went smoothly, but we took the risk of doing this again after Thursday, which will definitely attract the attention of the church, so we must be quiet in the last few days."
"It's good for you to understand. Although the person you are going to kill is a bad person, and what you do is not a bad person, you must be careful about your words and deeds, and always judge your own actions. Don't let the darkness in your heart swallow you."
Priest Augustus always likes to regard people as creatures that make the worst choices, so they always think about the worst aspects of human nature when they encounter anything. It's not aimed at Xia De, his behavior is aimed at everyone. Miss Louisa mentioned that this is related to the life experience of the priest. He listened to the confessions of the believers in the church all the year round, and he has seen and heard too many things.
After that, Xia De also entrusted the priest to help find information about the old **** [Glazing Gate], and Priest Augustus of course agreed.
Just at this time, a middle-aged man who looked as haggard as Priest Augustus came over to chat with the priest, as if he wanted to find out if there were puppets the size of fingers as souvenirs for Holy Prayer. Seeing that Priest Augustus was busy, Xia De took his leave and left.
The final destination was Quill Street in the University District. When the carriage stopped at the apartment downstairs where Miss Louisa was renting, Xia De thought that it was just lunch time. And when he saw the blond female writer on the third floor, after not seeing him for a few days and experiencing so many things, Xia De found that he missed the girl in front of him very much.
"What's the matter with your eyes?"
Miss Louisa called Xia De to sit down, and when she saw him put Mia on the sofa, the small cat sniffed around with its nose up, and joked again:
"It happens to come to me at twelve o'clock, don't you want to have lunch with me?"
"Didn't you eat too? That's right, let's go out to eat. This morning, I made a fortune with the doctor. This time I will treat you."
"I'm getting more and more suspicious. You came here at this time just to have dinner with me."
The blonde girl smiled even more~www.mtlnovel.com~ But judging from the action of getting up to change clothes, she should have agreed to Xia De's invitation.
On the way out for dinner together, Xia De told Miss Louisa that he had been promoted to the second ring. Miss Louisa was of course happy about this, and then they talked cautiously about the divine visitation on Thursday night.
She was sleeping that night, so she passed out directly in the blood mist after the **** descended. When I woke up the next day, the matter was already over, so I knew almost nothing about the events of the night.
After learning more detailed information from Xia De, he couldn't help but sigh that such a horrible thing happened in the city he lived in. Then, changing the subject, Dorothy Louisa asked Shad, who was feeding the cat.
The orange cat Mia sat obediently on the extra chair prepared by the restaurant, raised her head and squinted to accept the bread that Shade tore and handed over.
"Xia De, is it convenient now, take out two pieces of [Youth Immature Leaf] and let me have a look."
"Why?"
"I want to judge whether this matter is related to you based on the consumption of leaves."
Miss Louisa said.
(end of this chapter)